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> How could you possibly think that societies evolving in different climates under different conditions are the same? I always love new spins on old racism. Do

• hiram112 9y ago
  I would imagine the argument is as follows: Climate, along with dozens of other factors, produced variations in human traits. Some of them, like skin color, height, etc. are obvious to everyone. Others, including intelligence, are not so obvious. But the idea that IQ is inheritable and variable between ethnicities is not too terribly controversial, even though it is politically taboo to mention. Thus, you'd find that some groups are more likely to dominate fields than others (due to nature) and not 100% because of societal differences (i.e. nurture). So the actual question for a society in a competitive global economy to ask is what proportion of limited resources are used to help those in the rear catch up vs what proportion is used to push the most gifted farther ahead.
  • seppin 9y ago
    That doesn't really answer the question, does it?
• corporateguy5 9y ago
  Imagine for instance, the abundance of food based on the landscape in civilizations thousands of years ago. High abundance of animals to eat led to different natural selection than low abundance (which in some ways forces things like agriculture). These things matter, why are we turning a blind eye and screaming bloody myrfer at the truth?